Word: acceptable
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...force of teachers. During the past year, seven universities and colleges have made offers of higher salaries and titles to four professors four assistant professors and six instructors. In each case the call has been declined. At the same time the number of assistants and recent graduates who accept positions in other colleges is noticeably large. The University must eventually reap the fruit of this wide dissemination. We cannot hope or wish to retain here as instructors all who are fitted for such positions. And yet it is gratifying, and something on which we may justly pride ourselves, that there...
...second winter meeting for the running high jump record. Sweeney broke Fearing's record at the B. A. A. games on Saturday, and now holds, besides the outdoor record, the indoor world's record at 6 feet 2 1-2 inches. It is very probable that Mr. Sweeney will accept the invitation, and in that case he will attempt to break his own record. Considering the fact that Sweeney cleared the bar on Saturday with a good margin to spare, he is likely to show some remarkable jumping...
...Tuttle, instructor in economics and international law, at Amherst, has been offered the chair of history and sociology in Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Ind., and he will doubtless accept...
...manager of the crew at the Naval School, Annapolis, has challenged the University of Pennsylvania crew to a race on the Severn above Annapolis, June 10. The Pennsylvania crew will accept if satisfactory arrangements can be made with regard to expenses. The Pennsylvania manager has written to Annapolis that there is little doubt but that the race will be rowed...
...taught school at Laconia, N. H. and at Columbus, O., after which he entered the Andover Theological Seminary, graduating in 1866. In 1875 Dr. Tucker was called to the pastorate of the Madison Square Presbyterian Church in New York City, but left that pulpit five years later to accept the professorship of homiletics in the Andover Seminary. He has twice refused the presidency of Dartmouth, but has changed somewhat during the last year and realizing the present situation, accepted the office...